Charles H. Seitz Jr.

Charles H. Seitz Jr., 69, of Tannersville, died on Friday, April 26, 2013, in the VNA/Hospice House, East Stroudsburg.

Born in Camden, N.J., he was the son of the late Charles and Millie (Casciola) Seitz.

Charles was a resident of the Tannersville area for the past 33 years and prior to that he resided in the Cherry Hill, N.J. area. He was employed as an electrical engineer for the U.S. Government for most of his life. He worked in the fire control department at the Frankfurt Arsenal in Philadelphia from 1965 until 1977, and then moved to the Tannersville area where he worked at the Picatinny Arsenal in Rockaway Township, N.J. from 1977 until his retirement in 1999. Charles did some consulting work following his retirement.

Charles was a very avid skier traveling throughout the world skiing. He was a ham radio operator (WA-2DYA), did some sail boating and was always working on some new electrical design or equipment.

He is survived by a brother, Ronald J. Seitz and his wife, Pam, of Oxford, Conn; a nephew, Matthew Seitz and his wife, Amy; and a niece, Laurie Mastrianna and her husband, Robert; and a great-nephew, Nolan Seitz.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 1, from the Joseph J. Pula Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 23 N. Ninth St., Stroudsburg, with the Rev. Samuel Huffard officiating. Burial will be in the Stroudsburg Cemetery, Stroudsburg. Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, at the funeral home.

Memorial donations can be made to the Wills Eye Hospital, 840 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19107.